The composite nature of Dust-Obscured Galaxies (DOGs) at z~2-3 in the COSMOS field: II. The AGN fraction

Abstract

We present the X-ray properties of 108 Dust-Obscured Galaxies (DOGs; F${}_{24\mu m}$/F${}_R>$ 1000) in the COSMOS field, all of which detected in at least three far-infrared bands with the Herschel Observatory. Out of the entire sample, 22 are individually detected in the hard 2-8 keV X-ray band by the Chandra COSMOS Legacy survey, allowing us to classify them as AGN. Of them, 6 (27%) are Compton Thick AGN candidates with column densities N${}_H$$>$10${}^{24}$ cm${}^{-2}$ while 15 are moderately obscured AGNs with 10${}^{22}$ $<$ N${}_H$ $<$ 10${}^{24}$ cm${}^{-2}$. Additionally, we estimate AGN contributions to the IR luminosity (8-1000$\mu$m rest-frame) greater than 20% for 19 DOGs based on SED decomposition using Spitzer/MIPS 24$\mu$m and the five Herschel bands (100-500 $\mu$m). Only 7 of these are detected in X-rays individually. We performed a X-ray stacking analysis for the 86 undetected DOGs. We find that the AGN fraction in DOGs increases with 24$\mu$m flux and that it is higher than that of the general 24$\mu$m population. However, no significant difference is found when considering only X-ray detections. This strongly motivates the combined use of X-ray and far-IR surveys to successfully probe a wider population of AGNs, particularly for the most obscured ones.

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